Slide 2 F IGURATIVE L ANGUAGE R EVIEW Sarah Jung 6 th Grade
Language Arts Slide 3 L EARNER O BJECTIVES : You will review
figurative language techniques You will be able to distinguish what
type of figures speech are being used You will be able to identify
and label figurative language techniques within poetry You will be
able to create your own examples of figurative language Slide 4 T
ABLE OF CONTENTS Directions to Student Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Personification Alliteration Hyperbole Idioms Identify Examples
Identify and label examples within poem Firework Generate your own
examples You can return to this slide at anytime, by clicking on
the bookworm! Slide 5 D IRECTIONS : Read through each slide
carefully to review the figurative language techniques we have
discussed in class. On your paper, you will need to identify the
examples of figurative language (Slide 11 and 12) On your paper,
you will need to identify and label figurative language techniques
used within a poem or song. On your paper, you will need to
generate your own examples. *Choose slide 15 or 16 (or do both for
extra credit) Slide 6 S IMILE -C OMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS
USING LIKE OR AS o The stars in the dark sky were shining bright
like diamonds. (The stars are being compared to diamonds, because
they are both shiny.) o The runner was as fast as a jet during the
race. (The runner is being compared to a jet because she is so
fast.) Slide 7 M ETAPHOR -C OMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS SAYING
ONE THING IS OR BECOMES THE OTHER o In the morning, my dad is a
bear waking from his winter nap. (Dad is a bear, because he is
grouchy.) o The classroom was a circus while the teacher was in the
hallway. (The classroom was a circus, because the students were
acting loud and crazy.) Slide 8 O NOMATOPOEIA - THE USE OF WORDS
THAT SOUND LIKE THE WORDS THEY DESCRIBE We could hear the bacon
sizzle in the skillet. Snap! Crackle! Pop! Boom! We heard a loud
crash of thunder. Slide 9 P ERSONIFICATION -G IVING HUMAN LIKE
CHARACTERISTICS TO A NONHUMAN OBJECT The leaves were dancing in the
wind. (leaves were dancing) The baseball screamed into the
outfield. (baseball screamed) Slide 10 A LLITERATION - THE
REPETITION OF A CONSONANT SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF SEVERAL WORDS
IN A LINE Silly Sally slid on the slippery slide. Peter Piper
picked a peck of pickled peppers. Zippy zebras zigzagged through
the zoo. Slide 11 H YPERBOLE -E XAGGERATION USED TO MAKE A POINT OR
FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT I am so hungry I could eat a million
hamburgers. I could sleep forever, I am so tired. My book bag
weighs a ton. I had to drag it all the way home. Slide 12 I DIOMS
-F IGURATIVE SPEECH THAT BECOMES COMMON SAYINGS Logan marches to
his own drummer. My grandma is as old as dirt. Mrs. Jung snapped my
head off when I didnt have my homework. Slide 13 O N YOUR PAPER,
IDENTIFY WHAT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TECHNIQUE IS BEING USED. Y OU MAY
LOOK BACK THROUGH THE SLIDES AS NEEDED. G OOD L UCK ! 1. A good
book is food for the imagination. 2. The tree branched tapped on
the window, asking to be let in. 3. I wished and wished and wished
and wished for the winter winds to wind down. 4. Mrs. Jung melted
like butter when Jon Bon Jovi came into her classroom. Slide 14 5.
Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. The teacher told Parker to zip
his lips. 7. The pans clinked and clanked together. 8. When pigs
fly! my grandmother says. Slide 15 O N YOUR PAPER, IDENTIFY AND
LABEL ALL THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES IN THE POEM BELOW.
CAMPING Crack! The fire crackles under the stars. Sizzle! Sizzle!
The water sizzles above the fire. Crunch! Crunch! The campers
crunching on potato chips. Click! Clack! Click! Clack! The tent
poles clicking and clacking together. Rustle! Rustle! As we prepare
our sleeping bags to go to sleep. Chirp! Chirp! The crickets say,
good-night Author Unknown Slide 16 F IREWORK, K ATY P ERRY As you
watch the video for Katy Perrys song Firework identify the
figurative language techniques used in the song Identify 2 similes,
2 metaphors, and 2 hyperboles on the back of your paper. Click on
link below. FIREWORK Slide 17 N OW, IT IS YOUR TURN TO GENERATE
YOUR OWN EXAMPLE FOR EACH TECHNIQUE LISTED BELOW ON THE BACK OF
YOUR PAPER. Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification
Alliteration Hyperbole Idiom *Look back if you need to! Slide 18 R
ESOURCES Dicovery Education. (2013). Retrieved from
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/categ
ory/anim0006.html
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/categ
ory/anim0006.html Perry, K. (2012, October ). Katie Perry Firework
Lyrics [Video file]. Retrieved from You Tube website:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=lJ8oDE1dSmAhttp://www.youtube.co
